301.03
Maximum circulation time for petition.

No petition, memorial, or remonstrance, relative to the
erection of a new county, or the change of a county seat, that has been in
circulation a longer time than six months previous to the beginning of the
session at which it is presented shall be received by the general assembly, nor
shall any names of petitioners be written on a separate paper or sheet and
attached to such petition, memorial, or remonstrance.

At the time such petition or memorial is presented, the speaker
of the house of representatives or president of the senate, to which it is
offered, shall inquire whether notice has been given as required by section
301.02 of the Revised Code, and
whether such petition or memorial has been a longer time in circulation than is
allowed by this section. If satisfactory proof of such requirements is
produced, the petition or memorial shall be received, and not otherwise.